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August 30, 2024
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Our mission was to preserve the most fundamental treasures of Aotearoa – its land and water – while producing value from those same treasures.
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Technical Report
Advice for application of the physiographic method to the West Coast Region
Land and Water Science Ltd. was contracted to provide services to West Coast Regional Council through an Envirolink Small Advice Grant. The aim of the…
Technical Report
Implications of global price and supply of supplementary feeds on the New Zealand agricultural sector
This report outlines some of the complexities of the global grain and PKE markets and the associated risks with being very reliant on IPF. It…
Video
What do we mean by ‘good farming’ with Peter Edwards and Daniel Eb
This podcast talks about a research project led by Peter Edwards (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research), focusing on social license and perceptions of the ‘good farmer’.…
Technical Report
Supporting farmers to develop future-ready farm systems
This report summarises insights from a workshop with Wairarapa farmers: the views and drivers of land use in the Wairarapa, the impact of current and…
Technical Report
Enhancing Māori agribusiness through kaitiakitanga tools
This report focuses on Māori agribusinesses and their dynamic and holistic approach to natural resources that seek to balance commercial and cultural imperatives. An overview…
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Slash and Social Licence: An examination of the role of institutional assemblages in (re)negotiating social licence to forest in NZ
This report examines the role of ‘institutional planning assemblages’ in ((re)negotiating a social licence to forest in Aotearoa New Zealand. The case study chosen was…
Technical Report
School- and Community-Based Approaches to Healthy Eating and Food Security in Aotearoa New Zealand
To meet the varied dietary needs and preferences of Aotearoa New Zealand’s increasingly multicultural population, our agri-food sector needs to produce a range of affordable…
Presentation
From Value-Added to Values-Added: Storying Kaupapa Māori Land & Water Food Relations
This presentation gives an overview of the Storying Kaitiaktanga project and presents preliminary findings and quotes from participants.
Technical Report
Farm Certification Scheme Baseline Survey, 2020
Participating in farm certification schemes can be frustrating for farmers but does lead to improvements on-farm, according to a recent survey by the Our Land…
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